The Hollywood Reporter has just revealed exclusively that Academy Award winning actor J.K. Simmons has been cast as the new Commissioner Gordon in Warner Bros. DC Extended Universe. The actor will first appear as Gordon in next year's Justice League Part One! Get the finer details from THR below:

The Justice League has found its Commissioner Gordon. Oscar winner J.K. Simmons has been cast as the Gotham City police commissioner.

Chris Terrio wrote the screenplay for Justice League, which will be released in two parts by Warner Bros. It's produced by Charles Roven, Zack Snyder and Deborah Snyder.

The DC Comics character Commissioner James Gordon has been played by a slew of actors over the years, including Lyle Talbot in the 1949 series Batman and Robin, Neil Hamilton in the TV series Batman in the 1960s, Pat Hingle in the Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher Batman movie franchise, and most recently, by Gary Oldman in Christopher Nolan'sThe Dark Knight films. The character is an integral part of the Batman literary mythos and is the lead character inGotham, Fox's take on Gordon's early days, where he is played by Ben McKenzie.

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